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November 26, 2003 Page 4 * What are you waiting for? I just finished reading the mind numbing
crap by Heresh Rezavandi's "Drained
and exhausted". * Screw Europe I, too, went to the Noshahr Camp ["Secret treasure"]. You see, I was one of those Tehrani boys attending Andisheh at the time. I remember, the first year that I went there -- or, just like you, by the logic "it would be good for you", was sent there! I loved it so much, that even talked a few of my cousins from other schools, and other cities, to join me the following year. My parents planned a European vacation one year and offered to take me. "Screw Europe," I thought, "I wanna go to Noshahr." I went 3 or 4 years, in a row, I believe. I have fond memories of that camp. I even have a few pictures, somewhere. Each year I went, I made several friends.(How many friends has our generation lost because there was no email?) Thank you for the story, and keep up the GREAT JOB Cameron Niakan * Andisheh alumni Regardin "Secret treasure", as you might already know, persepolis.com has an alumni section that has a site dedicated to Andisheh School. You might find more info there. * Vigen's unique qualities The photos of the funeral for our legend Vigen brought tears to my eyes in this far out freezing land of Norway. ["Standing ovation"] As an Iranian I have been grateful to Vigen after I hared his song: MAN HAMAN AVAAZEH KHAANE MARDOME KHOOBAM HANOUZ... Being so selfless without the slightest pretensions & grateful to his people are all unique qualities that we Iranians, unfortunately, very seldom possess. Thank you for the photos. Though very sad yet it warmed my heart to see the appreciation of one of our legends by our people. I also second your suggestion that we should have a day, commemorating the big share of our Armenian community for the over all advancement of our beloved land. I hope one of the readers can put the above mentioned song of Vigen on your site to make all of us remember what a patriotic, thankful person he was. H. Hakimi, * I vividly remember I was saddened by the news of Vigen's passing. For we grew up with his music in the 1960's. Sad to say, I never saw him in person. But, actually, he was one of our idols. My warmest tas'lee'yats to his loved-ones and his fans. And... thanks, Shahrokh Khan-e- Mortazavi for the display of Vigen's funeral's pictures ["Standing ovation"]. One of the pictures: Mansoor Sepehr-nia! God bless you Aghaa Sepehr-nia for giving us all those memorable pass times. I vividly remember you, Aghaa Motavaselani, and Aghaa Garsha (Iran's Clark Gable, we called him). I vividly remember Aghaa Zohoori. I remember we would be walking back home from the movie theater after watching one of your movies, talking like you and having a good. It was just plain good for us kids. Thank you all so very much, and may God bless you all wherever you are. Issa Hajjizadeh * Picky on pictory I just finished looking at the Pictory section
and I'm in the mood for some unsolicited comments; it's Saturday
morning and I have nothing else to do! So here they are: * And the former Shah and Farah among European royals, well, even that phony picture could not save their peacock throne! * And Agha Khan and his European "Begum", well, that only shows how utterly pathetic and tragically naive and flawed human beings are to make this Agha Khan clan their religious leader and give them all their hard earned money so they can go and get busy with their "ayaashi" in Europe while those poor people struggle in their misery and poverty! Just look at that double chin (ghab ghab) from all that "ayashi" and womanizing! Is this what God intended for his creatures when he told the prophets (including Prophet Mohammad) to go and guide people who have gone astray?! * And Shah in Honolulu, well, if he had just stayed there in 1958 he would have saved everyone a lot of trouble. He would have still been there in his old age with all those beautiful women and Iran would probably have been a secular democracy under Mossadegh and his followers; or at least it would have been a lot better than what it is now! END OF COMMENTS...Thank you, * Homayoun in Farsi When I finished reading the interview with Mr. Homayoun ["From Islam to the West"] I thought to my self it would of been very good if you could publish this interview in Farsi for those Iranian whom only speak Farsi. If you happen to have the Farsi translation of this interview would you please email me. * Can't do math? Dear Pesaregol (or shall I call you Pesare-khol), Your story seemed a khalibandi ["Fit to kill"]. For example you initially stated that there was you & four others in that mission that makes it Five. Then you say: "We were divided into groups of three. Two went through the back, two to the side and me and another soldier went towards the front." You probably meant three groups of two, not groups of three! But that makes you six. Either that or maybe the Iranian SAS can't do math! * Iranians ARE different Dear Kelly Hulme, I am an old Iranian man living in Oslo, Norway, for the last 30 years. I read with great pleasure your article about, "Are Iranians different?". I even printed it out for the benefit of my Norwegian wife, who is an angle. If I say that you are right with your assessment about Iranians being different, then it sounds self righteous & I will be shamed. Never-the-less, you are very much right. My wife is a world traveler, as the old Vikings were. She has been all over, including Iran. I did not accompany her to Iran. She was received by my sister. After a month in Iran, she came back with the same impression as yours. Iranians are different. She even added that, none of our neighboring countries are like us! To go into details as why we Iranians are different is to go back more than 10 to 20 thousand years of cultural & sociological history. I am grateful to you for writing such a short but illuminating & expressive article. H. Hakimi, * Who sang it? first of all i have to say you have done a great job to collect all Iranian singers songs. when i was in my early years of my life and lived in Afghanistan. I remember that the elders in out family used to listen to these Iranian hits on those days. "Sultan-e Qalbha" and "Hargez Hargez" bee tu namikhandum (this song was in a film too which i can not remember). today by searching your site for the first time brought back those memories, but i could not find the "Hargez Hargez" song, obviously i do not know who sang it? could be kind enough to e-mail me the name of this song singer! i appreciated your reply to my e-mail. khoda hafiz * Odd date Would it not be helpful to your readers to indicate the Iranian month and year on your first page? You have the Western date but no the Iranian date. For a journal called "The Iranian" this is probably odd. * Why "nothing is sacred" I am curious to know why the sub-line of your title "The Iranian" is "nothing is sacred". REPLY: Because nothing is THAT sacred to take away someone's free speech, or life. -- Jahanshah Javid More letters (November 26, 2003) |
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